Renovations Part 1: From Tatty To Tremendous!

At this point, you must wait (either by Meditating or adventuring) until this quest objective updates, and then return to see the transformation of your dwelling. The effect is stunning!

Not only are the renovations coming along swimmingly, but laborers have made a most unusual discovery in your cellar! You can head there now or later. When you decide to descend into the location where you fought the Bruxa, you notice an uncovered brick wall. Break it open using Aard, and venture into what appears to be an alchemist’s laboratory of exceptional quality! Examine the lab table, pick up a letter to gain more historical knowledge of the place, and use both the benches here:

• One grants any bomb and potion you have with one additional charge (return here each time you obtain or make more to improve more bombs and potions).
• The other allows you to dismantle monster mutagens to normal mutagens, without having to pay for this privilege!

When you’ve explored the improvements to your abode, and perhaps started to display your Witcher gear on the armor stands and weapon racks, speak to Barnabas-Basil and request some further renovations be carried out. It is, of course, his pleasure to serve. You have the following choices:

“Let’s do some work on the interiors”: This time around, you have a number of improvements you can make:

• (1,000 Crowns) “Could use a better bed,” and in one day’s time, a lavish place to rest your head (with a Health bonus) is yours.
• (500 Crowns) “Order another weapon rack,” and in a day’s time, you receive two more weapon racks to display your blades.
• (500 Crowns) “I need more armor stands,” and in a day’s time, you receive two of them; a perfect spot for your newly-colored armor sets!
• (1,000 Crowns) “Let’s see to the guest room,” and in two days, you won’t believe what the upstairs storage room has been turned into!

“The grounds – be nice to improve those.” Barnabas-Basil concurs, and a wealth of options is presented…providing you have the wealth to purchase everything!

• (2,000 Crowns) “Roach deserves a roomier stable,” and in two days, your faithful steed has a roof over her head, and a bonus to her stamina.
• (2,000 Crowns) “Herbs in the garden,” and in one day’s time, you have the ability to sow herbs in the herbarium greenhouse (useful for growing herbs that create mutagens or change mutagen colors). In addition, Corvo Bianco Orchard allows you to harvest plants you need to create dyes to change the color of gear in your Witcher sets (plants grow back after a certain amount of time).

Feel free to order as many or as few of these improvements as you wish.